Video: Dynamics of Time Traveler Explained – Silver Dollar City

Time Traveler, the world’s fastest, steepest, and tallest spinning roller coaster is in its final stages of testing at Silver Dollar City. Today, the park sent us a new video explaining the dynamics of the first-of-its-kind spin on this revolutionary coaster. Get a sneak peek and learn about the the science and technology behind the inner workings of this new ride!

The new record-breaking coaster will debut when the park opens for the 2018 season on March 14th.

The $26 million ride will be the park’s largest attraction as well as introduce the world to a whole new era of coasters. The coaster is custom-designed to fit the park’s mountainous terrain. In total, the track crosses over itself a whopping 14 times!

Let’s take a look at a few of the records Time Traveler will break when it opens on March 14th:

Fastest – Top speed of 50.3 miles per hour

Steepest – A 10-story, 90-degree vertical drop…straight down. Custom-engineered to have
an immediate out-of-the-station, gravity-driven drop down an Ozarks mountainside

Tallest – Custom-designed for mountainous terrain with its tallest point at 100 feet

First & Only with Three Inversions – a Dive Loop, a Vertical Loop and a Zero-G Roll

First & Only with a Vertical Loop – A 95-foot tall loop

First and Only Double Launch – 0 to 47 mph in 3 seconds; 30 to 45 mph in 3.5 seconds

Besides Time Traveler, Silver Dollar City will also be hosting several unique events throughout the 2018 season. These events include:

Festival of Wonder- throughout April, unique acts will be shown throughout the park such as the world’s largest playable stringed instrument as well as the fire juggling and balancing acts of X-Pogo Stuntmen and CirqUnique.

Bluegrass & BBQ- held in May.

An Old Time Christmas-throughout November and December, the park will be hosting a Christmastime spectacular featuring 6.5 million lights.

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